Roy Hibbert is smiling and confident. Paul George is posting double-doubles and confounding Washington's guards. The defense is contesting shots and forcing the Wizards into mistakes, and even when things don't go right, the Pacers still find ways to win.
In one of the most unlikely playoff performances you'll see, Roy Hibbert scored a season-high 28 points and added eight rebounds Wednesday to fuel the Indiana Pacers' 86-82 Game 2 win over the Washington Wizards.
“[After] all this the Washington Wizards are who we thought they were, the Brooklyn Nets need some help—perhaps assisted living—and it does look like the Heat and Pacers to go to the conference finals again,” writes Sam Smith, who looks at all four
NBA playoffs 2014: Pacers go up 3-1, Clippers make it 2-2. The Thunder got off to a strong start, but the Clippers used a huge fourth quarter to pull off a win and tie the series 2-2. Washington was in control before Indiana rallied
And just like that, Indiana's elite defense holds an opponent to 63 points as the Pacers take a 2-1 lead over the Wizards.